Apr 24 2010
Putting down roots
Newborn lambs, Texel/Shetland/Blue-faced Leicester x Easy Care tup
This blog has been poorly neglected. No prizes for guessing why LOL! Ahhh… (that’s a contented sigh, not a cyber-groan) life is good. It is amazing to me (and a huge relief!) how having children helps to cure the wretched pain of homesickness. I no longer feel as if I am living in someone else’s hoose - with the arrival of three sweet little faces over the past two years this place, once so unfamiliar, has become home.
What a lovely winter we’ve had! So full of joy and fun! I’m amazed by how many of my American kin have come over here and stayed with us on the farm over the past two years. Aunt, sister, a variety of cousins, even a dear friend who I dub “Mennonite” even though she’s not strictly Mennonite. (I don’t mention names simply because I don’t have their permissions to do so.)
Now Elspethy is walking about in wee rubber boots! And Benji and Inga are smiling - with Benji starting to laugh. They’ve grown so huge with Benji at 13 pounds and Inga at 11 pounds and they are only three months old! (And finally starting to settle more.)
Lambing season is in full swing with the yows popping out a startling number of surprise triplets. Apparently I have the genes for triplets as well. Eeeeek! 3 for the price of 1 !!
It’s rainy and windy today but spring has deffinately arrived. Our yard is full of daffodils and the trees are starting to bud. Meanwhile Elspeth is about to turn 18 months!! Time has flown by so fast. It still feels like just yesterday she was a howling baby. Now she’s a chatty little girl! I can’t wait to see how she responds to the popup pool full of “ba’s” 
2 responses so far
Nice to see you back blogging Moo! Think I’d change outa those genes though…quick!
Good to see you here again, Moo. Your blogs are always interesting. And I agree with KC - lamb triplets is one thing, human ones quite another!